---
title: View, copy, and share message content as Markdown
---

import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import KeyboardTip from "../../components/KeyboardTip.astro";
import MessageActionsMenu from "../include/_MessageActionsMenu.mdx";
import MessageLongPressMenu from "../include/_MessageLongPressMenu.mdx";

import CopyIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/copy";

Zulip messages are [formatted using
Markdown](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown). You can
[quote](/help/quote-or-forward-a-message#quote-a-message) or
[forward](/help/quote-or-forward-a-message#forward-a-message) a message, or
simply view, copy and share its content as Markdown.

## View message content as Markdown

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <MessageActionsMenu />

      1. Click **View original message**. You will not see the **View original message**
         menu option for editable messages that you have sent.
    </FlattenedSteps>

    <KeyboardTip>
      You can also use the <kbd>E</kbd> shortcut to view the content of the
      selected message as Markdown.
    </KeyboardTip>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Copy message content as Markdown

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <MessageActionsMenu />

      1. Click **View original message**. You will not see the **View original message**
         menu option for editable messages that you have sent.
      1. Click the **Copy and close**
         (<CopyIcon />)
         widget in the upper right corner of the message.
    </FlattenedSteps>

    <KeyboardTip>
      You can also use the <kbd>E</kbd> shortcut to view the content of the
      selected message as Markdown.
    </KeyboardTip>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <MessageLongPressMenu />

      1. Tap **Copy message text**.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Share message content

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <MessageLongPressMenu />

      1. Tap **Share**, and choose the app to which you want to share message content.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Related articles

* [Message formatting](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown)
* [Printing messages](/help/printing-messages)
* [Edit a message](/help/edit-a-message)
* [Delete a message](/help/delete-a-message)
* [Message actions](/help/message-actions)
